Catalytic Soundstream
- New releases and all-time classics
- Exclusive videos from the artists
- Artists Profiles
- Option Talks podcast
- CAA archive
- Exclusive Labels
- CS Festival Archive
- Live Festival streaming
Catalytic Soundstream Streaming service
Catalytic Soundstream streaming service is one of our solutions to the systemic imbalance created by large music streaming platforms today. As an artist owned and curated streaming service it pays each of the Catalytic Sound co-op musicians an equal share of half of the net income generated through listeners’ subscriptions.
CS Radio
Catalytic Sound Radio (CS Radio) presents a shifting assortment of records chosen by Catalytic artists and staff. A selection of classics from the Catalytic Sound catalog, updated monthly.
Artists Profiles
A selection of material by each CS artist, featuring exclusive videos including Catalytic Sound Festival presentations, a mixtape and old and new releases.
Catalytic Artist Albums
The complete and ongoing series of member-exclusive monthly digital releases. Explore new music from the Catalytic Artist Album (CAA) label.
Option Talks
Conversations with a wide range of musicians from the co-op and beyond, from Experimental Sound Studio’s OPTION concert series, curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Ken Vandermark.
Catalytic Sound Festival
Exclusive footage from all editions of the Catalytic Sound Festival.
Exclusive Labels
Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Flying Aspidistra, Dave Rempis’ Aerophonic Digital, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten’s Sonic Transmissions Records, PNL Records, Jaap Blonk’s Kontrans, Ken Vandermark’s Audiographic Records and many more, updated monthly.
Bands
Full discography by classic bands like Andy Moor’s Dog Faced Hermans, The Ex, The Thing, Vandermark 5, DKV Trio, Large Unit, Trio X and others, updated monthly.
Videos
Exclusive videos and performances from the Catalytic artists as part of the Artist Profile section.
Live Festival Streaming
A way to follow the entire festival live action at each location!
Soundstream Membership Plans
Catalytic Soundstream offers several plans so you can choose the best one for your needs. Subscribe to Catalytic Soundstream today and select from several payment options. You can easily change the plan or cancel it at any time.
Soundstream Basic
$ 5.00
Per month billed monthly
SubscribeSoundstream 2.0 – (audio only)
Soundstream Basic membership includes:
- CS Radio
- Artists Profiles (audio only)
- CAA archive
- Option Talks
- Exclusive labels
- Classic bands discography
Soundstream Plus
$ 10.00
Per month billed monthly
SubscribeSoundstream 2.0 – (audio and video)
Includes everything in Soundstream Basic incorporating high quality videos
- Artists Profiles (audio & video)
- CS Festival archive
- Live Festival streaming
- Exclusive video material from the artists
Full Membership
$ 25.00
Per month billed monthly
SubscribeSoundstream 2.0 – (audio and video)
Includes everything in Soundstream Plus, and more features including exclusive physical items and discounts, such as:
- A tote bag or t-shirt
- Catalytic Quarterly (physical edition)
- Sale discounts (regular 10% off [think free shipping!], Summer 20%, and Holiday 25%)
- Two digital albums per month
- Each new CAA edition as a digital download
- Exclusive items just for members (like the CSF poster)
- Advance notice on special items
By signing up, you agree to Catalytic Soundstream Terms and Conditions of Use.
Soundstream About
The music streaming industry makes over ten billion dollars each year selling music made by millions of artists. Despite their immense reliance on the creativity and labor of musicians, streaming companies pay artists almost nothing, and treat musicians as cogs in a content-productive machine.
The Catalytic Soundstream is just one of our many solutions to this systemic imbalance. As an artist owned and curated subscription-based streaming service, Catalytic Sound pays its co-op musicians ½ of net income generated through listeners’ subscriptions. Each month, subscribers will enjoy a constantly shifting set of albums and videos on the Soundtream.
By subscribing today, listeners will be actively helping to advance the development of this innovative music streaming service built for independent artists and providing an equitable source of income for the co-op musicians that contribute to the platform’s unique creative spirit and ever-evolving content stream.